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Three WWI shipwrecks found in...Three British warships sunk by the Germans in WWI have been found off the Estonian island of Saaremaa.
topix.net | 25-Aug-2010 12:53
National road administration cancels a 500-mln-kroon tender
The Estonian national road administration has decided to cancel the whole tender in the amount of 500 million kroons for designing and building a section of Tallinn-Tartu highway between Aruvalla and Kose, writes A ripA ev.
topix.net | 25-Aug-2010 02:25
Construction of high-speed Internet network begins in Estonia
Estonian Broadband Development Foundation , set up by information and telecommunications sector companies, this week launched the building of the fiberoptic network in Estonia's rural regions that is scheduled to reach all developed areas by 2015.
topix.net | 24-Aug-2010 22:11
Finnish customs crack down on mushrooms and berries imported from Estonia
Imports of Estonian berries and mushrooms into Finland are growing fast as businessmen are taking advantage of the price difference.
topix.net | 23-Aug-2010 22:02
Estonian Navy finds wrecks of 3 British World War I-era ships off Baltic Sea island
The wrecks of three British warships sunk after World War I off the coast of a Baltic Sea island have been found, Estonia's military announced Monday.
topix.net | 23-Aug-2010 17:57
Russian Minority Struggles In Post-Soviet Estonia
Estonia, a tiny nation along the Baltic Sea, has come a long way from its dark days under Soviet occupation.
topix.net | 23-Aug-2010 08:33
Russian Minority Struggles In Post-Soviet Estonia
Estonia, a tiny nation along the Baltic Sea, has come a long way from its dark days under Soviet occupation.
topix.net | 23-Aug-2010 08:33
The fierce music of Estonia, Latvia
In the Baltic Sea, about 45 minutes from Tallinn, the boat full of music devotees arrives at this near-desert island, then rides in army-style trucks past rusty Soviet war machinery and defused mines to a concert hall called Omari Barn - for music they can't hear anywhere else.
topix.net | 22-Aug-2010 13:55
Face hunter: Our style scout in Tallinn and Helsinki
Yvan Rodic: "Even though Estonia is a Baltic country, the aesthetic is more Nordic than Latvia or Lithuania.
topix.net | 22-Aug-2010 08:56
Purge - Sofi Oksanen
The title of this bestseller from Sofi Oksanen alludes to the mass deportation to Stalin's gulags of those Estonians deemed to have collaborated during the 1941-44 German occupation.
topix.net | 22-Aug-2010 04:51
Imported mushrooms and berries often passed off as authentic Finnish products
On Thursday morning, a Tallink ferry is unloading cars in Helsinki's West Harbour.
topix.net | 22-Aug-2010 00:36
Ansip does not support Eesti Energiaa s wind park in Gulf of Riga
Prime Minister Andrus Ansip stated on Thursday that he was rather certain that Eesti Energia would not get the Government's approval to establish nearly 300 wind energy generators in the vicinity of the islands of Kihnu and Ruhnu in the Gulf of Riga, writes LETA/EPL Online.
topix.net | 21-Aug-2010 20:27
In Estonia, Jiggling and Bog-Trekking
BEFORE us was a pleasant enough expanse of forest and meadow near the coast of Estonia .
topix.net | 21-Aug-2010 16:17
Drug lab worth millions busted in Tallinn
Three people, an 18-year old named Anatoli, a 40-year old named Ruslan and one juvenile girl were detained Monday for illegally dealing with narcotic substances.
topix.net | 21-Aug-2010 15:17
PokerStars Granted Online Poker License in Estonia
PokerStars.com has been granted an license to operate in Estonia. The Estonian Tax and Customs Board has issued the license after a period of due dilligence and the company is among the first operators to receive a licence in the newly regulated market .
topix.net | 21-Aug-2010 11:08
Give Commission more regional budget clout, says Tallinn mayor
The EU's large regional policy budget should be kept at its current level, but only if the European Commission gets a bigger say on how funding is allocated and to which regions, Tallinn Mayor Edgar Savisaar told EurActiv in an interview, lamenting a lack of coherence in the distribution of funds.
topix.net | 21-Aug-2010 09:08
Virtual song fest marks 'E-Stonian' indea
Spectators gather around a projection screen in Toila, Estonia, for Friday's digital song festival.
topix.net | 21-Aug-2010 05:03
Only a return to Christian values will save secularist post-Soviet Estonia
Estonia's economic prosperity has led to its social fabric being eaten away by rampant divorce, abortion and suicide; only a return to its Christian roots will save the heavily secularized country, said Maria Madise, 29, a Catholic convert and founding member of the pro-life organization Institute for the Culture of Life in the capital Tallinn.
topix.net | 21-Aug-2010 00:49
Estonia marks regaining of independence
Estonia first won its independence from Russia in 1918, but it was re-occupied by the Soviet Union at the end of World War II until 1991.
topix.net | 20-Aug-2010 23:51
Stay in a Tallinn hotel for an insight into historical Estonia
If you're planning to make use of some hotel vouchers and are looking for a historical and picturesque location, why not book in at a Tallinn hotel ? The Estonian capital is full of traditional and gothic architecture that makes for a real treat for the eyes.
topix.net | 20-Aug-2010 23:51
Ilves opened international convention of a Friends of Estoniaa
Ilves opened international convention of - Friends of Estonia' On Thursday President Toomas Hendrik Ilves welcomed the participants of the international convention of Friends of Estonia in the Academy of Sciences in Tallinn, reported BC the President's Chancellery.
topix.net | 20-Aug-2010 23:51
Cheapest Baltic capital for families is Tallinn
Tallinn is the cheapest place for families to live out of the three Baltic capitals, according a survey by the Diena newspaper comparing the cost of living in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius.
topix.net | 20-Aug-2010 07:11
Pathway Profiling and Tissue Modeling of Developmental Toxicity
KNUDSEN, T. B. Pathway Profiling and Tissue Modeling of Developmental Toxicity .
topix.net | 19-Aug-2010 12:26
Catching world hackers
A couple of weeks ago , I wrote that the FBI, working with Spain and Slovenia, arrested three international computer virus creators.
topix.net | 19-Aug-2010 08:21
A year of living innovatively...
Estonia had its Year of Innovation in 2009. The project was launched by the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication on the basis of the Innovation Awareness program, developed by Enterprise Estonia .
topix.net | 19-Aug-2010 04:12
The NeilPryde Baltic Cup will be decided in Estonia
Now in it's 12th year , the NeilPryde Baltic Cup is the biggest Windsurfing event in the Baltic countries.
topix.net | 18-Aug-2010 23:57
Are Estoniaa s bakeries an illegal cartel ?
The state prosecutor's office announced Monday that a criminal investigation was initiated to investigate the alleged anti-competitive pricing agreements by bakeries in the Baltic state.
topix.net | 18-Aug-2010 23:57
DNA Methylation Regulates Cocaine-Induced Behavioral Sensitization in Mice
Correspondence: Dr A Kalda, Department of Pharmacology, University of Tartu, 19 Ravila Street, Tartu, 50411 Estonia, Tel: +3 72 7 374 353, Fax: +3 72 7 374 352, E-mail: anti.kalda@ut.ee Received 11 May 2010; Revised 10 July 2010; Accepted 10 July 2010; Published online 18 August 2010.
topix.net | 18-Aug-2010 22:53
Studies begin on Nord Stream's environmental impact...
Researchers are carrying out additional studies on an open sea research vessel in order to get an objective overview of the impact that the construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline is having on the Estonian maritime environment, reports National Broadcasting.
topix.net | 18-Aug-2010 17:38
Tallinn: I Cut the Forest
Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is the only part of the former USSR that I include in my guidebooks and TV series.
topix.net | 17-Aug-2010 22:45
Baltic Match Tour, an innovative concept in match racing
The Baltic Match Tour is a new and unique Match Racing event that was founded and first conducted in 2009.
topix.net | 17-Aug-2010 07:05
Your Pass To Good Government
Had Franz Kafka been born in 21st-century Tallinn, Estonia, instead of 19th-century Prague, some of the gems of modernist literature might never have been written.
topix.net | 17-Aug-2010 02:45
Trouble For The Euro? Not In Estonia
In the European Union, with its glum economic news and struggles to halt a debt crisis, there is some good news: There is a country that's actually excited about adopting the euro.
topix.net | 16-Aug-2010 22:35
Window on Eurasia: Dagestan Plans Anti-Terror Units, Worrying Locals
Staunton In spite of the violent precedent of such units in Chechnya, President Dmitry Medvedev has vindicated calls by some in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan for the creation of anti-terrorist and anti-extremist units staffed by local people.
topix.net | 16-Aug-2010 20:35
Best of the Baltics First 4 Stories on What Tallinn, Riga and Co Have to Offer
Any site, movie, TV series, magazine, book has to start somewhere. As I am running a Get Out the Vote Campaign for my My Six Years Blogging, Lust, Love, Seven Year Itch South by Southwest Panel Idea, taking a first look at Best of the Baltics dedicated to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania brings back memories of my own baby steps with 'Serge the ...
topix.net | 16-Aug-2010 16:30
Blumenkind53 Bests Tough Table to Grab Sunday Million Victory
Most people spend their Sunday nights winding down from busy weekend activities and preparing for the week ahead.
topix.net | 16-Aug-2010 12:20
Soviet Legacy Lingers as Estonia Defines Its People
Oleg Bessedin's main travel document is called an "alien's passport," as if it were a gag item.
topix.net | 16-Aug-2010 08:11
EPT Tallinn Final Table Is Set
Chess playing super-model Carmen Kass of Tallinn, Estonia, has not yet made an appearance at the EPT Tallinn.
topix.net | 15-Aug-2010 22:42
The battle for Tallinn: Team PokerStars Pro Arnaud Mattern fronts final table charge
Estonia has a history of foreign powers taking a fierce interest in its country.
topix.net | 15-Aug-2010 20:32
When the sun shines, the Baltics come into their own
A new online guide to Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania aims to help travellers make the most of these beautiful countries.
topix.net | 15-Aug-2010 19:27
Jonathan Weekes Leads the EPT Tallinn
Hot Estonian girls like Tiiu Kuik are much easier to find on the Internet than Estonia is on a map.
topix.net | 14-Aug-2010 22:44
A fifth enterprises in Tallinn failed to submit their sales tax declarations for June
It only is: "ONCE AGAIN ....!" According to the Tax and Customs Board of Estonia , nearly a thousand companies obliged to submit sales tax declarations for the month of June 2010 have failed to do so, writes LETA/EPL Online.
topix.net | 14-Aug-2010 18:49
PokerStars EPT Tallinn Day 1b: Bukara Leads the Way
Day 1b of the inaugural PokerStars.net EPT event at Tallinn's delightful Swissotel saw many players take their seats in the somewhat cozy tournament area on the sixth floor of this, the tallest building in the city.
topix.net | 13-Aug-2010 19:07
European Poker Tour Unveils New Player of the Year Ranking System
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour kicked off its seventh season this week in Tallinn, Estonia.
topix.net | 13-Aug-2010 00:28
Luca Pagano thriving at new EPT stop in Tallinn, Estonia
Season Seven of the PokerStars .net European Poker Tour is finally here. It has been a few months since wea TMve seen any action on the EPT tables, but the seventh season of one of the biggest tours in the world is now underway with a new stop in Tallinn, Estonia.
topix.net | 12-Aug-2010 23:29
Estonia scores 2 late goals to sink Faeroes
The Faeroes were denied a rare win when Kaimar Saag equalized for Estonia in the 91st minute, before Raio Piiroja's goal three minutes into added time won it for Estonia.
topix.net | 12-Aug-2010 23:29